We didn’t have to walk far for our next stop: the Felix Pakhuis.
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The Dutch word “pakhuis” means warehouse. I was eager to know whether this place was known abroad, so I googled it and stumbled upon this recommendation from BBC Travel:
“Felix Pakhuis, a beautifully renovated warehouse from the 1860s that houses the city archives, also houses the trendy The Living restaurant on its ground floor, with retro style furnishings and a large terrace. Opened in 2009, it serves Belgian favourites like mussels and it also has one of the best buffet brunch spreads in the city with a sprawling feast of options including bacon and eggs, soup, pastries, pies and salads. The Pakhuis also has a cafe and market section, Markt, opened in 2012, where you can order from a changing menu of local and seasonal meats, breads and cheeses, along with wine, coffee and more.”
We didn’t try the restaurant nor the cafe, since we still had a lot of walking to do. But I did have enough time to admire the architecture of the building and take pictures of it. I like the fact that they restored this building to its former beauty and found a new function for it.